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Waushara executive committee approves HR reorganization; routine votes pass
Summary
The committee approved a resolution to refill an HR specialist position, reclassify payroll duties and incrementally reduce the HR director’s hours (estimated $17,000 annualized cost); the body also set a tax-deed parcel minimum bid, approved an ordinance update and adopted a proclamation, then moved to closed session on an IT director complaint.
The Waushara County executive committee voted to approve an administration reorganization that will refill a previously unfilled HR specialist post, reclassify the payroll specialist position and reduce the HR director’s hours on a gradual basis.
Administrator Megan said the change is intended to address operational deficits and reduce overtime; HR director Deb described daily operational gaps that fell on a small team and supported filling the specialist role. Megan said the annualized net cost of the reorganization is about $17,000 but stressed that the change should reduce overtime pressure and improve capacity around time-sensitive HR tasks. The committee approved the resolution by voice vote following clarifying questions about reporting lines and timing.
The committee also handled several routine property, finance and ordinance matters. Staff recommended setting the fair-market value ($37,800) as the minimum opening bid for tax-deeded parcel 176-00881-0500 (122 Washington Street in the Village of Berlin), noting total taxes, specials, interest and penalties due of $10,767.48; the motion to set the opening bid at fair market value passed. The board discussed an adjacent condemned parcel (176-00881-0600) with structural issues and agreed to gather demolition/cleanup cost estimates and revisit options at the next meeting.
Other procedural actions included approval of addenda, line-item transfers and the check register; adoption of an ordinance update to Chapter 50 (clean-up language to reflect state statute changes); and approval of a proclamation designating August 2026 as Child Support Awareness Month. Each motion passed by voice vote with no recorded roll-call tallies included in the transcript.
At the end of the open meeting the chair moved to convene in closed session under Wisconsin Statute §19.85(1)(b) to consider complaints and possible discipline related to the IT director; the motion was seconded and roll call was conducted.
The reorganization resolution and routine approvals were the only formal actions taken in open session at this meeting; the closed session motion indicates additional personnel matters were set to be discussed out of public view.
